avian cholera exposure and carriers in greater white-fronted geese breeding in alaska, usa. | we conducted a 3-yr study (2001-03) on greater white-fronted geese (anser albifrons frontalis) breeding in alaska, usa, to determine the exposure of this population to pasteurella multocida and the potential role of these birds as disease carriers. we tested sera from nearly 600 adult geese for antibodies to p. multocida serotype 1. we found a low prevalence (<5%) of positive antibodies in adult geese, and based on the short duration of detectable antibodies, these findings indicate recent infec ... | 2005 | 16244059 |